Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Eric Wordekemper and Joshua Schmidt combined to give up a run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Thunder lost to the Curve in the final at bat of the game.  A decent start by George Kontos went to waste.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Chris Malec went two for four with a triple and a run in the loss.  Colin Curtis went two for four with an RBI.

The Thunder dispatched the Mets in an impressive offensive display.  The final was 13-7 and while there were plenty of hitting stars, Matt Carson was a notch above the rest.  He went three for four with a triple, a homerun, five RBIs and three runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win.  He did give up two runs but both were unearned and he gave up just one hit with two strikeouts in 2 1/3 shutout innings.

Joshua Schmidt improved to 6-1 on the season in Tampa’s 4-3 win over Lakeland.  He gave up one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings.

Jared Greenwood went two for four with a double in the win.  Marcos Vechionacci singled, drew a walk and drove in two runs.

Tampa scored four first inning runs but didn’t score again as they lost to Palm Beach 5-4.  Andres Perez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Christopher Malec walked twice and drew a walk.

Joshua Schmidt took the loss and he fell to 5-1.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks in just two innings.

Tampa and Clearwater made up their rain out from the day before and it was Tampa that came out on top in both games.  Marcos Vechionacci belted a grand slam in the 7-4 win to account for most of the Yankees offense while Elvys Quezada picked up the win with a nice start. He improved to 3-2 and he gave up three runs (just one earned) on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in five innings.

In the second game, Joshua Schmidt improved to 5-0 despite giving up the tying run in the sixth inning.  To his credit, both runs he gave up were unearned.  Austin Jackson went one for two with a run in the 3-2 win.

Kevin Whelan continued his transition to a starter and had his best game this year as he threw five no-hit innings in the Yankees 3-0 win over Jupiter.  David Robertson and Joshua Schmidt each then threw two no-hit innings to finish up the no-hitter.

Francisco Cervalli went one for four with two RBIs.  Marcos Vechionacci went two for four with a double and a run.

Jose Tabata doubled home Austin Jackson in the top of the tenth inning as Tampa edged St. Lucie 3-2.  Edwar Gonzalez provided the rest of the Yankees offense in the third inning on a two run single.

Joshua Schmidt improved to 4-0 with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  Kevin Whelan continued to make progress after his demotion with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

Jose Tabata singled home Reegie Corona in the top of the eleventh inning as Tampa got just enough to beat Daytona 7-6 in eleven innings.  Austin Jackson helped out a ton with a great day at the plate.  He went three for five with a walk and three runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up a hit and he struck out four.

Jose Tabata singled home Reegie Corona in the bottom of the eleventh to win it for Tampa in their 7-6 win over Brevard County.  He finished game with two hits and he drove in two runs.  James Cooper also had a nice game and he went four for five with a homerun and two runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts and the win improves his record to 2-0 on the season.